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On May 11, WHO declared an end to the global emergency over monkeypox, nearly a year after the disease caused concern in many countries.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - Photo: REUTERS
"I am pleased to declare that monkeypox no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)," World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on May 11.
The announcement comes a week after the WHO made a similar announcement about Covid-19. According to Mr. Tedros, like Covid-19, monkeypox is not going away. Countries still need to be vigilant about the disease.
On May 10, an independent committee on monkeypox met. The meeting concluded that monkeypox no longer met the criteria for a PHEIC. As a result, they recommended that the WHO lift the status.
The world first became aware of the widespread monkeypox outbreak in May last year. By July of that year, WHO had declared monkeypox a PHEIC.
Over the past year, there have been 87,400 confirmed cases in 111 countries, including 140 deaths.
Most cases have been reported in countries where the disease was not previously present. The majority of cases are among men who have sex with men.
Monkeypox was first reported in humans in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It can be transmitted from person to person, but is mostly found in West and Central African countries.
To avoid stigmatizing patients, WHO decided to change the name of monkeypox to "mpox" in November 2022.
Monkeypox is spread through contact with bodily fluids and airborne droplets. People who come into direct contact with the rash, sores, or fluids of an infected person are also at risk.
According to Tuoi Tre
